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esterilizar-lhes-iam

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9 syllables
20 characters
Portuguese
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9syllables

esterilizararlhesiam

Linguistic Analysis

Syllables

es-te-ri-li-za-rar-lhes-i-am

Pronunciation

/eʃ.te.ɾi.liˈzaɾ.ʎes.i.ɐ̃/

Stress

000100000

Morphemes

es- + steriliz- + -ar-lhes-iam

The word 'esterilizar-lhes-iam' is a complex verb form syllabified according to Portuguese vowel-consonant separation rules. The primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable of the root. It consists of a prefix, root, and multiple suffixes, and translates to 'They would sterilize them'.

Definitions

verb
  1. 1

    To sterilize them (in the future conditional).

    They would sterilize them.

    Os médicos esterilizar-lhes-iam os instrumentos antes da cirurgia.

Stress pattern

Primary stress falls on the fourth syllable ('li') of the root 'esterilizar'.

Syllables

9
es/eʃ/
te/te/
ri/ɾi/
li/li/
za/za/
rar/ɾaɾ/
lhes/ʎes/
i/i/
am/ɐ̃/

es Open syllable, consonant cluster at the beginning.. te Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. ri Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. li Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant, primary stress.. za Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. rar Open syllable, vowel followed by consonant.. lhes Closed syllable, vowel followed by consonant, nasalization.. i Open syllable, vowel.. am Closed syllable, nasal vowel followed by consonant.

Vowel-Consonant Separation

Syllables are generally divided between vowels and consonants.

Open Syllable

Syllables ending in a vowel are considered open.

Closed Syllable

Syllables ending in a consonant are considered closed.

  • Enclitic pronoun 'lhes' attached to the verb.
  • Nasal vowel pronunciation in 'iam'.
  • Stress placement following standard Portuguese rules.
Analysis by gemma3:27b · 6/10/2025

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